At Dawn time, there was gradually some noise in the military camp, Wildland Warriors woke up one after another, and each hundred-man team began to light fires and cook meals.
According to the plan, they should finish the meal after sunrise and then continue to move forward, with the goal of Rushing Rapids Valley.
Ferrum was also dining. Although he was the leader of the group, he did not pay much attention to ostentation. The place he was in was said to be the leader of the group Throne. In fact, it was just an open space temporarily enclosed by a fence, completely in the open air. However, linen cloth was hung around it as a shield, and two bonfires were lit outside to attract everyone.
Olysia followed the order and brought a barrel of malt wine and placed it in front of Ferrum.
"Drinking is the most taboo thing when marching or fighting," she said.
"What you Short-lived Species call strong liquor, in the eyes of dragons, is just an ordinary condiment, no different from plain water."
Ferrum glanced at her. "Why don't you change your clothes?"
Olysia frowned.
She had already changed her clothes. At this time, Little Rose had taken off her armor, hand and foot armor, washed her inner lining, and asked the villagers in Yelu Village to borrow a dress and wooden shoes to put on. Her hair was neatly tied up, looking clean and simple.
"I brought you wine as requested. Can you tell me about your conspiracy with those dragons last night?" Olysia said.
"You are like a peasant now. You are not my maid. You cannot please me, so you have no right to know."
Ferrum said casually, "Go down."
Olysia Silence.
She knew what Evil Dragon meant, it just asked her to change into the clothes it gave her, but just looking at those clothes Olysia made her feel ashamed -
A piece of black silk supported only by laces, the shape is tight and very revealing.
That is not what an orthodox noble lady should wear at all. Even the maids of the Beoranz family would not dress like that. Olysia has only seen it on the mistresses of nobles during banquets.
She stood there, hesitating slightly.
Olysia's hesitation was not because of the clothes. Although Long's conspiracy was of great importance, even if she knew it, she couldn't change anything now. She shouldn't continue to give in because of that matter.
And she also vaguely felt that the other party was testing her bottom line step by step.
She hesitated because she was now free, armed with a sharp weapon, and a hunting knife tied to her leg.
If the person standing in front of her was not a dragon, but a human commander, she would have the confidence to insert the hunting knife into the opponent's neck in an instant, even if she was killed by the surrounding army and exchanged her life with the opponent.
But what she faced was Ferrum·Solaxus. The performance of this dragon on Battlefield shocked her. It crushed the "Destroyer" she was proud of with just its claws. Ordinary blades would probably not be able to penetrate its scales. At least a rune weapon of the same or higher level as the Destroyer would be needed to have a chance.
At this time Olysia thought of the lance in his family, the legendary weapon "Spear of Songesakya", the Armor Break heavy spear that Beoranz Lineage's ancestors penetrated Giant Dragon Songesakya.
She has always fought with heavy weapons in order to be able to master that weapon.
Although Olysia may not be ready now, she is determined to take out the lance after returning to Southern Territories.
"Be patient for a moment."
After thinking about it, Olysia finally gave up the plan of drawing the sword and stepped back.
"Ferrum, something happened."
As soon as Olysia left, Moqi walked in with the jackal leader Gago. At the same time, Nili also opened the curtain on the other side and came to Nether Dragon.
"What?"
Ferrum heard that Moqi sounded wrong.
Moqi hesitated for a moment and looked at Gago: "Speak for yourself."
"Leader of the regiment, thirty-two soldiers secretly left the camp last night, entered the Deer Hunting Village at night, robbed the villagers, raped the women, and finally took property, wine and meat. They rushed back before sunrise, but were stopped by the patrolmen and the supervisor."
Gago half-knelt on the ground and reported.
Ferrum This advance team totaled only more than nine hundred people, thirty-two soldiers, not a small number. He listened in silence and glanced at Gago: "What do you have to say?"
"According to the order of the leader, they should be executed."
Gago whispered, "However, these thirty-two people have names and surnames. They are all warriors who retired from the bloody battle Giant Dragon. Among them are a centurion captain and three ten-man captains. They have always been very capable and loyal to the leader."
Ferrum said with a cold face, "Since you are loyal, why do you disobey orders?"
"I'm going to kill him."
Seeing that Nether Dragon looked wrong, Nili turned around and prepared to leave. This is the only thing he is good at.
"No rush."
Ferrum stopped Nili and still looked at Gago: "Are you telling me this now to plead for them?"
"I really want to ask the leader to show mercy."
Gago nodded. "In addition, I also want to report the situation. There are a lot of rumors in the army nowadays, and everyone is a little turbulent."
"Commotion?"
Ferrum shook his head. "Is it complaint or even resentment?"
Wild Clans followed Giant Dragon on the expedition, but did not think about ruling like a family. The soldiers fought all night, starved, fought and suffered casualties. The only thing they expected was victory. They longed for the pleasure of slaughter, and also longed for gold and women.
However, Ferrum kept restraining the troops during the march and asked to reduce damage. Wildland Warriors suppressed it for a long time, and it was difficult not to complain. Although he did not dare to openly mutiny and rebel, the resistance and delay were obvious.
Since they were right under the nose of Giant Dragon, Vanguard Army was still able to maintain order, but the speed of the main force in the rear had begun to slow down. Every time they passed a location that could be looted, soldiers would leave the team and stop.
Even if Ferrum uses the confidants in Mountain Goblin and Bearfolk as warlords, it will still be difficult to maintain the order of the troops. Juvenile Dragon, who has lower combat power, can only be transferred back to strengthen the control of the rear troops.
For this situation, Zane gave a reference answer.
In the North area, wherever the Zane army arrived, Giant Dragon first broke the formation and swept through the army. Then Zane took the initiative to lift the military embargo and condone looting and massacre, but did not change the assembly time. Once the time was up, they immediately overpowered the entire army and continued to advance.
The North group's army was more chaotic, with more soldiers falling behind, leaving large areas of ruins and corpses along the way. However, the advancement speed was only slightly faster than that of the South group, and their desire to fight continued to rise. The soldiers retained the unfulfilled desire from the previous robbery, and would even actively accelerate during the march, hoping to reach the next target as soon as possible to start the massacre.
But this is not what Ferrum wants to see.
As an intruder, Ferrum doesn't have much sympathy for the Tagoma people. However, although the methods led by Zane are efficient, they cannot avoid a very serious problem.
For Zane, it didn't matter what the soldiers thought and did, as long as they could pounce in the direction she pointed. She regarded the soldiers as wild beasts, so the soldiers really turned into wild beasts, grinding their teeth and sucking under the pressure of the dragon, and were ready to eat people at any time.
Controlling the army in this way is of course good during war, but once the war is over, where should these soldiers go?
Once the beast is released, it will be difficult to put it in a cage. Those warriors can neither help the lord rule nor obey the order. The power in their hands has turned into a disaster.
Zane's territory is in a mess, and the Black Lake clan frequently riots and kills each other, which is inseparable from the way she controls the army.
"Everything you get in the war belongs to you. Zane has no right to interfere with the distribution, and the family will not take it by force."
Ferrum still remembers Veloa's reminder that the reason why he restrained the troops is because the land behind them, including Deerhunting Town, will most likely become part of the family, and those humans will become his subjects and should not be wantonly destroyed and massacred.
He hoped that after the war, the soldiers could still defend the city, collect taxes, maintain roads, and rule the conquered races for him, so he also repeatedly emphasized military discipline and order during the advancement process, eager to gradually build his own Conquest Legion.
No matter whether the war progresses smoothly or not, in the long run, the army of the wilderness should be updated and reorganized. If the family really wants to revive and establish the Dragon Kingdom, it cannot always wreak havoc with a group of clans who only know how to plunder. There must be an army that can both conquer and rule for the dragon.
Ferrum is not a good dragon. During the attack, he turned a blind eye to many things. However, since the occupation of Deerhunting Town has been completed and the order of "surrender without killing and surrendering with preferential treatment" has been issued, there is no reason to condone the soldiers' disobedience of military orders.
"Bring those thirty-two men to the military camp."
Ferrum said, "Ask the troops to assemble, watch the execution, and then prepare to set off."